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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning enable students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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